11:18 PM,
Aug. 22, 2013

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning said Thursday that he plans to live the rest of his life as a woman.

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Carolyn Pesce and Jim Michaels
| USA Today

Bradley Manning, the Army private sentenced to 35 years in military prison for leaking classified documents, revealed Thursday he intends to live out the remainder of his life as a woman.

"I am Chelsea Manning. I am female," the Army private wrote in a statement read by his attorney Thursday on NBC's "Today" show. "Given the way that I feel and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible. I hope that you will support me in this transition."

Manning, 25, was sentenced Wednesday after having been found guilty of 20 charges ranging from espionage to theft for ...